Business
& Applied Technology- Internet Resources
Applied
Technology
www.howstuffworks.com
HowStuffWorks provides in-depth articles that explain how things work.
Big Business
Edgar
The Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection,
validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by
companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Forbes
Contains business news and links, as well as access to Forbes "Lists"
such as "Forbes Richest People".
Hoover's
Online
The Hoover's, Inc. web site delivers continuously updated intelligence
on public and private companies worldwide. Free information on this
site includes business news headlines and short company profiles.
Industry
Research Desk
This site
provides tools for researching specific companies, industries, and
manufacturing processes. Includes information on the change from the
SIC system to the NAICS system.
Yahoo!
Finance
This site contains
financial news and services as well as stock market information.
Small Business
Sample
business and marketing plans
Small selection of
plans from a commercial database.
Small
Business Administration
Discusses starting, financing, expanding a small business as well
as links to online journals and other resources.
Smallbiz
Small business resources,
setup and management, franchises.
Economics
globalEDGE
Country-specific
resources including statistics, current news, and economic and business
links.
World
Factbook
Information and basic
facts about individual nations. Includes statistics and maps.
World
Development Indicators
Population, environmental,
and economic statistics from nations around the world.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
Extensive statistics
on the economy, business, and labor in the United States.
Census
Bureau Economic Programs
Links to economic
statistics collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, including the Economic
Census and County Business Patterns.
Counting
California: California Statistical Abstract
Extensive statistics
on the state of California.
last
updated 4/2005
